I wrote some time ago that my new Surface was irritating and I didn’t understand the hype. THis statement now somewhat reminds me of the venture capitalist I worked for in 1999, who was talking about how he wouldn’t take any IPO shares in Google because they were way overpriced.

“What’s the point of Google, it’ll never catch on. Why would anyone move from Altavista…”

So I feel the need to update my nonexistent readers on my mistaken appraisal of the Microsoft Surface. It is in fact a life-changing piece of hardware, which is in every way superior to what I now regard as the tedium of the Ipad. On the Surface, I can do my work, draw some diagrams with the stylus, and have it automatically convert to diagrams I could theoretically show my clients. I can do expenses, read the paper, read a book. I can use the keyboard, or pull it off. The only annoying thing is that publishers seem reluctant to write apps for Microsoft (yes, The Times, you – sort it out).

My husband was so impressed he bought himself one, gave his work laptop back, and now does everything on it. Unfortunately, he got half the RAM I did, inspite of using it twice as much. It probably does need the 4GB, not the 2GB.

So anyway, if you want a tablet/laptop hybrid that does everything, and looks nice, get the Surface.

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I was born in 1977 as the older identical twin. I grew up in Australia and Germany (which sure was a culture shock initially), studied in the UK, and now work in the dull but predictable field of financial services. I write a blog for my own amusement, and like most people on Wordpress, I secretly harbour grand plans to one day write a bestselling novel. I love to explore the world, which is probably related to my parents' decision to take us both on a 1-year excursion to hang out with the guys with long beards on the plains and in the mountains of Afghanistan. As we were six months old, it's the most interesting part of my life that I know nothing about.
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